My father was a truck driver, made $50 a week. And the reason why I know that so vividly is my Mom… — Mathew Knowles Copy Share Image
Tell me about one son of a famous director who makes films like his father? Why do you expect a student to… — Tinnu Anand Copy Share Image
My father's biggest achievement with us as children was that he taught us that everyone is human and equal, even your enemy… — Rula Jebreal Copy Share Image
There is a difference between your parents' not reporting to you everything they do and keeping secrets from you. — Carolyn Hax Copy Share Image
It is the responsibility of all of us to create a culture that encourages and enables fathers to spend more time with… — David Lammy Copy Share Image
When we outlaw child pornography, the prices paid for child performers rise, increasing the incentives for parents to use children against their… — Mary Ruwart Copy Share Image
A natural parent has only two things principally to consider, the improvement of his son, and the finances to do it with. — George Washington Copy Share Image
I was extremely close to my dad. I think all daughters are very, very close. But I'm the youngest in the family… — Tulsi Kumar Copy Share Image
“One night, when Violet’s parents had gone out, he teased her about it, whispering against her throat, “I should probably be dating… — Kimberly Derting Copy Share Image
“Through learning at my later date things I hadn't known, or had escaped or possibly feared realizing, about my parents - and… — Eudora Welty Copy Share Image
I had a very good sexual education. My mother was very advanced in that regard. She conveyed to me the sense of… — Gioconda Belli Copy Share Image
Dance. Dance for the joy and breath of childhood. Dance for all children, including that child who is still somewhere entombed beneath… — Richard Paul Evans Copy Share Image
The all American work ethic, destructive enough by itself, also packs a gender double standard that strip-mines the natural resources of both… — Letty Cottin Pogrebin Copy Share Image
I was happy to carry on without children because I was completely immersed in my work and my career. I only heard… — Lisa Stansfield Copy Share Image
When I got on the airplane in Indonesia coming to Japan, my intentions was to turn myself in to the military for… — Robert Jenkins Copy Share Image
Why did the Articles [of Confederation] fail so completely? Most historians believe the founding fathers spent a great deal of their first… — Jon Stewart Copy Share Image
There are only three people in life you can never fool--pawnbrokers, whores, and your mother. Since your mother's dead, I've taken her… — Scott Lynch Copy Share Image
It's a sad commentary on our time - to use a phrase much favored by my late father - that people increasingly… — Michael Dirda Copy Share Image
I grew up in a modern business environment and did not experience the kind of prejudice that my mother and grandfather experienced. — Lewis Schiff Copy Share Image
The process of shaping the child, shapes also the mother herself. Reverence for her sacred burden calls her to all that is… — Elisabeth Elliot Copy Share Image
“My exit from the window is a little like a foal being born. It's a graceless and gangly drop, directly onto my… — Craig Silvey Copy Share Image
“His father said nothing. Instead, he looked straight at Tengo as if he were reading a bulletin written in a foreign language."… — Murakami Haruki Copy Share Image
Parents, tell your kids they'll end up in hell if they become fat. Trust me, they will thank you when they grow… — Green Monk Copy Share Image
My parents were both in show business. My father was an actor, my mom an actress, and both singers, dancers and actors.… — Micky Dolenz Copy Share Image
I have this vision that I'm really watching each one of my daughters start to become women, and mothers. And this is… — Giancarlo Esposito Copy Share Image
The strongest trees are rooted in the dark places of the earth. Darkness will be your cloak, your shield, your mother's milk.… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
I know I'm always going to be a musician, for the rest of my life. That's for sure. It's about how you… — Billie Joe Armstrong Copy Share Image
The idea that a lot of sons marry their mothers subconsciously, which I have done in my own life, was interesting to… — Jay Duplass Copy Share Image
My father? My father left when I was quite young. Well actually, he was asked to leave. He had trouble metabolizing alcohol. — George Carlin Copy Share Image
My father is a big guy; he's had a quadruple bypass surgery, and that's scary. Those are real things that happen in… — Chrissy Metz Copy Share Image
Early on, when I first started acting professionally, it was really important for me to get my parents on board, because they… — Randall Park Copy Share Image
“What was wrong with darkness? In the darkness of the Earth the Mother caused seeds to sprout. In the darkness of the… — Dave Duncan Copy Share Image
'Esquire Magazine' just gave me 'Father of the Year'. I'll put it right up there with my gold medal. I survived; that's… — Caitlyn Jenner Copy Share Image
“I named those actions, they became part of me,as children do share the same blood and qualities with their parents... I think… — Bela Anĝelo Copy Share Image
Given my belief that there is a divine purpose for my father's life on this planet, given the way I was raised,… — Yolanda King Copy Share Image
“I believe I'm done for," said Tom. "The cussed sneaking dog, to leave me to die alone! My poor old mother always… — Harriet Beecher Stowe Copy Share Image
If you see in your children most of your own faults, you have failed as a parent, but succeeded as a neurotic. — Mignon McLaughlin Copy Share Image
My mother and father always supported my passion for acting. I think they just kind of expected me to move to New… — Jennifer Garner Copy Share Image
You always got so much pride but once you look in my eyes Its over. You even told me about you when… — Tyga Copy Share Image
As a child, I grew up the son of German immigrant parents, so I grew up being teased and called 'Fritz' at… — Peter Morgan Copy Share Image